Oulton's final civil service position was as Permanent Secretary of the Lord Chancellor's Department and Clerk of the Crown in Chancery 1982–89. He was knighted in 1984,[3] appointed Queen's Counsel in 1985 and in 1989 he was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.[4]
He was awarded a University of Cambridge PhD on the basis of a jointly-authored practitioner text on legal aid and advice, and after retiring from the civil service entered academia, becoming a Research Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge in 1990. He subsequently became a Life Fellow and, until his retirement in June 2007, supervised undergraduate students in constitutional law.[3] Sir Derek received a standing ovation from the College Law Society following his retirement at the Annual Lawyers' Dinner in 2007. A bench sits beside the River Cam in the grounds of the college in his honour.
On 8 May 2008, Oulton addressed the Cambridge University Gray's Inn Association, giving a talk entitled "A Life in the Law".[5]
In 1955 Oulton married Margaret Oxley, who predeceased him in 1989, had four children by her[3] and died on 1 August 2016[6] at the age of 88.
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^ abcdeGreenwood, Christopher (October 2017). "In Memoriam; Sir Derek Oulton Life Fellow" (PDF). Magdalene College Magazine. 61. pp. 21–24.
^Staff (4 May 2018). "ORDER OF SERVICE AND CEREMONY OF THE OATH AND INSTALLATION OF KNIGHTS GRAND CROSS OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH" (PDF). Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
derek, oulton, antony, derek, maxwell, oulton, october, 1927, august, 2016, british, senior, civil, servant, permanent, secretary, lord, chancellor, department, clerk, crown, chancery, united, kingdom, from, 1982, 1989, qcclerk, crown, chanceryin, office, 1982. Sir Antony Derek Maxwell Oulton GCB QC 14 October 1927 1 August 2016 1 2 was a British senior civil servant who was Permanent Secretary of the Lord Chancellor s Department and Clerk of the Crown in Chancery United Kingdom from 1982 1989 Sir Derek OultonGCB QCClerk of the Crown in ChanceryIn office 1982 1989Prime MinisterMargaret ThatcherSucceeded bySir Thomas LeggPersonal detailsBorn 1927 10 14 14 October 1927Died1 August 2016 2016 08 01 aged 88 Alma materKing s College CambridgeProfessionLawyer Oulton was educated at St Edward s School Oxford and then read law at King s College Cambridge where he took a double first 3 He was called to the bar at Gray s Inn where he was later a Bencher and was in private practice as a barrister in Nairobi until 1960 when he joined the Lord Chancellor s Department He was Private Secretary to three successive Lord Chancellors the Earl Kilmuir the Viscount Dilhorne and Lord Gardiner and also served as Secretary to the Beeching Royal Commission on Assizes and Quarter Sessions 1966 69 3 Oulton s final civil service position was as Permanent Secretary of the Lord Chancellor s Department and Clerk of the Crown in Chancery 1982 89 He was knighted in 1984 3 appointed Queen s Counsel in 1985 and in 1989 he was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath 4 He was awarded a University of Cambridge PhD on the basis of a jointly authored practitioner text on legal aid and advice and after retiring from the civil service entered academia becoming a Research Fellow of Magdalene College Cambridge in 1990 He subsequently became a Life Fellow and until his retirement in June 2007 supervised undergraduate students in constitutional law 3 Sir Derek received a standing ovation from the College Law Society following his retirement at the Annual Lawyers Dinner in 2007 A bench sits beside the River Cam in the grounds of the college in his honour On 8 May 2008 Oulton addressed the Cambridge University Gray s Inn Association giving a talk entitled A Life in the Law 5 In 1955 Oulton married Margaret Oxley who predeceased him in 1989 had four children by her 3 and died on 1 August 2016 6 at the age of 88 References edit BIRTHDAYS People News the Independent www independent co uk Archived from the original on 9 November 2012 Retrieved 14 January 2022 Staff 4 August 2016 Sir Derek Oulton barrister and civil servant obituary The Telegraph ISSN 0307 1235 Retrieved 20 March 2020 a b c d e Greenwood Christopher October 2017 In Memoriam Sir Derek Oulton Life Fellow PDF Magdalene College Magazine 61 pp 21 24 Staff 4 May 2018 ORDER OF SERVICE AND CEREMONY OF THE OATH AND INSTALLATION OF KNIGHTS GRAND CROSS OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH PDF Westminster Abbey Retrieved 20 March 2020 Cambridge University Gray s Inn Association Staff 4 August 2016 Sir Derek Oulton The Times ISSN 0140 0460 Retrieved 20 March 2020 Government offices Preceded bySir Wilfrid Bourne Permanent Secretary to the Lord Chancellor s Office1982 1989 Succeeded bySir Thomas Legg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Derek Oulton amp oldid 1106240858, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
